PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Serafin Cuevas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gouki Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cuevas
vs
Sakuraba

180 cm
29
180 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

177 cm
24
170 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Serafin Cuevas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gouki Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Sakuraba. Those never looked like landing.
Sakuraba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Serafin Cuevas has been cut.
Cuevas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cuevas misses with a two punch combination.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sakuraba slips a jab and a cross from Cuevas.
Some wild striking there from Cuevas.
Cuevas fails to land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab, jab by Sakuraba - just one landing.
Cuevas misses with a jab, cross combination.

Sakuraba cracks Cuevas with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sakuraba has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cuevas to stand back up!

Cuevas is rocked!
Sakuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuevas manages to avoid it.
Oh Cuevas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cuevas.

Sakuraba lands a big right hand that sends Cuevas crashing to the mat! Sakuraba stays standing though and waves Cuevas back to his feet!
Cuevas misses the shot to the body.
Sakuraba throws out a loose jab but Cuevas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cuevas circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakuraba misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuevas seems to have got his legs back now.
Cuevas slips under a jab.
Cuevas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Cuevas does no damage.
Sakuraba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Cuevas does no damage.
Sakuraba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Serafin Cuevas's cut is getting worse.
Sakuraba misses with a wild combination.
Sakuraba works Cuevas's body with a nice hook.
Cuevas misses with the combination.
Sakuraba misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakuraba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cuevas doesn't seem bothered though.
Cuevas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Cuevas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakuraba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cuevas connects with a single shot there.
Sakuraba looks to land a combination. Cuevas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A left lands for Sakuraba.
Gouki Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas drops his hands momentarily and Sakuraba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cuevas throws a series of punches but Sakuraba moves out of range.
No joy there for Cuevas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakuraba lands with an overhand left.

Serafin Cuevas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Sakuraba feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cuevas sprawling to the canvas! Cuevas rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sakuraba finish him?!
Cuevas fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakuraba misses with the combination.
Cuevas staying out of range there.
Cuevas misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakuraba scores with a jab. Cuevas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Cuevas.
Cuevas slips a jab from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cuevas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cuevas misses with a two punch combination.
Cuevas moves away from the strike by Sakuraba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sakuraba lands a left and a right that send Cuevas crashing to the mat, dazed. Sakuraba thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuevas feints a jab promting Sakuraba to slip. Cuevas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sakuraba slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sakuraba is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sakuraba misses with a few strikes there.
Sakuraba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakuraba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuevas.
Sakuraba might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sakuraba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cuevas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Sakuraba does no damage.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sakuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sakuraba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakuraba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Jeez, Serafin Cuevas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cuevas throws a right hand that Sakuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuraba also avoids with ease.
Sakuraba tries to bum rush Cuevas with a series of wild strikes but Cuevas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakuraba walks into a straight right hand from Cuevas.
Cuevas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sakuraba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with a hook.
Cuevas ducks right into an uppercut from Sakuraba.
Cuevas throws a right hand that Sakuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuraba also avoids with ease.
Sakuraba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cuevas misses with a two punch combination.
Cuevas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sakuraba eats them both and turns towards Cuevas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cuevas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakuraba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sakuraba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cuevas counters with a one-two to the body.
Cuevas fails to land with a series of punches.
Cuevas is breathing heavily.
Sakuraba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Sakuraba is rocked!
Cuevas swinging wildly here.
Sakuraba is still on wobbly legs! Can Cuevas finish him?
Cuevas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakuraba.
Cuevas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba swings for the body but Cuevas moves out of range.
Sakuraba throws an off balance right hand
and Cuevas counters with a crisp right that sends Sakuraba to the canvas! Cuevas follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serafin Cuevas!